Diwali 2024 highlights: Ayodhya shines with 25,12,585 diyas on Deepotsav, sets a new Guinness world record
Diwali 2024 highlights: The Deepotsav celebrations featured around 1,100 people performing a special aarti on the banks of the Saryu river.
Diwali 2024 highlights: Ayodhya set a new Guinness world record by illuminating 2,512,585 diyas on Ram ki Paidi and 54 other ghats along the Saryu river during the eighth Deepotsav. This achievement surpassed the previous record of 2,223,000 diyas set in 2023....Read More
Around 6 pm, chief minister Yogi Adityanath lit the inaugural diya at Ram Ki Paidi, marking the beginning of the event. Around 30,000 volunteers from Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University lit diyas along 55 ghats throughout Ayodhya, where a total of 28 lakh diyas were laid to exceed the target of lighting over 25 lakh diyas.
The Deepotsav celebrations also featured around 1,100 people performing a special aarti on the banks of the Saryu river, alongside Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
The event included performances by artists from six countries, including Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Indonesia.
A Ram Leela show from Uttarakhand is being held. Strict security measures are in place for the festivities, with over 10,000 security personnel deployed at the site to ensure smooth celebrations.
The government made arrangements to host around 5,000 to 6,000 people at the ghats, with forty jumbo LED screens set up to broadcast the event live.
Volunteers supported the world record attempt across 55 ghats in Ayodhya, particularly in areas like New Ghat, Old Ghat, and Bhajan Sandhya. Also, the Uttar Pradesh government introduced 'Ek Diya Ram ke Naam,' a virtual initiative accessible via the Divya Ayodhya app.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday that this year's Diwali will be historic, as thousands of lamps will light up the temple at Ram Lalla's birthplace in Ayodhya, celebrating the festival after a 500-year wait.
Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal reiterated on Wednesday that the ongoing ban on fireworks in Delhi during Diwali is not a religious issue but a measure to protect public health.
At a press conference, the former Delhi chief minister emphasized that Diwali is primarily a celebration of light, noting that the pollution from fireworks has long-lasting harmful effects, particularly on children.
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